RESUMO
PIP: A group of 15 women between the ages of 24-45 were given intraamiotic does of 40 mg of prostagladin F2alpha (PGF2alpha; Enzaprost) in a single dose so as to terminate pregnancy. These pregnancies, between the 15th- 24th weeks, were terminated for medical reasons. 12 hours elapsed between the time of intraamniotic administration and the appearance of labor pains, with the average being 9 hours. Labor lasted between 3-19 hours, with the average being 9 hours. The authors found that the time which lapsed between PG administration and the onset of labor was longer among multiparas but the length of labor was extended in primigravidae; the difference was not statistically different. The procedure was considered successful in all cases as there was no need to use other methods. Complications were not observed and there were no side effects connected with the intravenous administration of the PGs. (author's modified)^ieng
